**Who we are looking for:** + **T** **alent developers.** Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members. + **Network builders.** Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration. + **Goal-oriented orchestrators.** People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success. The Director, Design & Deployment Excellences leads and drive the efficient and effective delivery of POD solutions to deliver on our strategy. As a member of the POD leadership team, this role will contribute to defining our strategy and priorities and aligning resources to deliver on our commitments. + Drive the talent offense with the POD Operations team + Foster a culture of inclusion, engagement, and performance within POD + Enable assessment and continuous improvement of people and organizational development processes and solutions + Collaborate with the people development and organizational development & effectiveness teams to assess support needed and align resources accordingly + Drive consistent, high-quality processes for the delivery of people and organizational development solutions and initiatives + Partner closely with Talent Partners and Global Facilitators on the delivery of solutions and to understand business needs and feedback + Support the ongoing analysis of metrics and data to ensure solutions are providing the intended value to the organization + Lead the partnership with HR systems to define technology needs and solutions to enable the POD strategy + Oversee the team’s budgeting, resource allocation, and vendor management + Scan the external environment to track trends and benchmarks to inform the POD operations strategy and roadmap Education & special trainings: + Bachelor's degree or equivalent required Minimum Qualifications (required) + 10+ years of work experience required​ + Previous HR or role-related experience required​ Preferred Qualifications + 7+ years business-facing HR, HR COE, HR Operations, or role-related experience preferred + People leadership experience required​ + Experience in multiple HR disciplines or client groups preferred​ + Experience with project management and/or continuous improvement preferred Physical & mental requirements: + Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Generally, involves sitting most of the time. + Must be able to operate common office equipment (e.g. computer, printer, copy machine, calculator, telephone, etc.). + Must be able to review printed and handwritten materials. + Must be able to communicate telephonically and with large groups of people. Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.